Archdeacon and companion of St. Donatus.
Andrew and his sister, St Bridget the Younger, were born in Ireland of noble parents.They were
educated by St Donatus, and when Donatus went on a pilgrimage to Italy, Andrew accompanied him. In
Fiesole, through a miracle, Donatus was elected bishop. Andrew was ordained the archdeacon of
Fiesole, serving Donatus for forty-seven years. He also founded a monastery in Mensola, Italy.
Andrew died shortly after Donatus, but his sister, St Bridget the Younger, was carried by an angel
to his bedside, all the way from Ireland.

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